Improvement in king-bolt protectors and anti-rattling attachments to wagons



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`flmprovement in King 'olt Protect'or and Ant-iY-Rttling Atachment toWagons.

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UNITED" STATES EAsoAL L; TAYLOR, OE EREDONIA, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR ToTAYLOR, DAY

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IMPROVEMENT IN KING-BOLT PRUTECTURS AND ANTI-HAITLIN-G ATTACHMENTS T0WAGUNS.

Speciticationvforming part of Letters Patent No. 122,415, dated January2, 18742.

Nature of the Invention.

'My invention consists of acushiOning-pad lnterposed between the reachand bolster,

- around the king-bolt, when combined with an enlarged socket for saidbolt, whereby the benet of a side spring is attained, as hereinafterdescribed.

`(emaml Description.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bolster with mydevice attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

A is the bolster, B the wooden part of the axle-tree, C the reach, and Dthe king-bolt.

VIn the top of the bolster A, around-the bolt l), is a square mortisewhich receives cushionlng-pad a, consisting of a square piece ot'rubberor other elastic material, which projects up -a short distance above thebolster and has the reach C resting upon it, and the `king-bolt p Dpassing down through the whole, as shown in Fig. '2. The socket or holep in which the king-bolt rests in the bolster is enlarged, so as to givefree play to said bolt. This has a special relation to thecushioning-pad, as thereby the latter acts as a side spring to obviatesudden lurch or impetus which isgiven by the wheels pitching forward ordropping into ruts. This action ofmthe spring is in addition to theup-and-down motion.

By this simple arrangement I cla-im great advantage over the ordinaryrigid bolt, as by my device no sudden lurch or jolt will affect the boltas the rubber will give sufficient to prevent it. In ordinary wagons thebolt is often broken by the wheelsu suddenly Afalling into ruts orhollows,especially when heavily loaded, but by my 'device it cannot bebroken.

Another important advantage is that it prevents all rattling, as will bereadily seen, and should the wood become worn the rubber will expandsufciently to keep the bolt tight.

What I claim is- The cushioning-pad a, arranged around the head of theking-bolt between the reach and bolster, when combined with an enlargedhole for said king-bolt through the bolster to allow free play, ashereinbeioredescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwosubscribin g wit- IIGSSGS.

`HASCAL L. TAYLOR. Witnesses B. F. SKINNER,

JAMES A. IRVING. `(31)

